Hawkwatch 3 November 2015


Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 03, 2015
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture               11             11            114
Turkey Vulture              23             23            597
Osprey                       1              2           3333
Bald Eagle                   3              4            349
Northern Harrier            14             27            715
Sharp-shinned Hawk          41             63           9775
Cooper's Hawk               74             83           4048
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          7              7            104
Broad-winged Hawk            0              0            284
Red-tailed Hawk             39             40            514
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              0             10
American Kestrel             4              5           2224
Merlin                       7             10           1098
Peregrine Falcon             5              8            418
Unknown Accipiter            0              0             14
Unknown Buteo                0              0              3
Unknown Falcon               0              0              3
Unknown Eagle                0              0              0
Unknown Raptor               0              0              2
Swainson's Hawk              0              0              2
Zone-tailed Hawk             0              0              1

Total:                     229            283          23608
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Observation start time: 06:30:00 
Observation end   time: 16:00:00 
Total observation time: 9.5 hours

Official Counter:        Cameron Cox

Observers:        

Weather:
Unseasonably warm with extremely light SW wind and crystal clear skies 

Raptor Observations:
The flight started late, not until 10:40 but was reasonable decent for a
few hours before completely shutting down again. 

Non-raptor Observations:
Unimpressive 
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Report submitted by Cameron Cox (Kumlieni@gmail.com)
Cape May information may be found at:
http://BirdCapeMay.org

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